A report by Canadian fee has discovered that there was “no definitive link” with a “foreign state” within the killing of Nijjar, a stark distinction to what Trudeau had stated in 2023 that Canada had “credible evidence” that Indian brokers had one thing to do together with his demise in British Columbia
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For over two years, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been relentlessly blaming India for Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s homicide and New Delhi has been hitting again saying that his accusations weren’t backed by proof. Now, a Canadian fee has discovered that there was “no definitive link” with a “foreign state” within the killing of Nijjar.
The report is in stark distinction to what Trudeau had stated in 2023 that Canada had “credible evidence” that Indian brokers had one thing to do with Nijjar’s demise in British Columbia in the identical 12 months.
The outgoing prime minister, whose unpopularity inside his personal authorities compelled him to resign, sabotaged the India-Canada relationship by pinning the blame for Nijjar’s demise on India. Now it’s as much as the following prime minister to aim harm management.
What did the report say?
The report, ‘Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions,’ was launched on Tuesday (January 28).
Within the report commissioner Marie-Josee Hogue stated “Disinformation is used as a retaliatory tactic to punish decisions that run contrary to a state’s interests.” The report has prompt India unfold disinformation on the killing of Nijjar.
“This may have been the case with a disinformation campaign that followed the Prime Minister’s announcement regarding suspected Indian involvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar (though again no definitive link to a foreign state could be proven),” the report stated.
Report accuses India of operating ‘disinformation campaign’
Whereas proving Trudeau’s allegations towards India baseless, the fee, mockingly, has additionally discovered New Delhi “running a disinformation campaign.”
“Disinformation is also used as a retaliatory tactic, to punish decisions that run contrary to a state’s interests. This may have been the case with a disinformation campaign that followed the Prime Minister’s announcement regarding suspected Indian involvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar (though again no definitive link to a foreign state could be proven),” it said.
How Trudeau hurt India ties for narrow political gains
In October 2024, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of making a “massive mistake” by allegedly violating Canadian sovereignty by means of interference in Canada’s inner affairs. This assertion was made amid escalating diplomatic tensions between the 2 nations, following Canada’s expulsion of six Indian diplomats, together with Excessive Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma, over allegations of their involvement in prison actions inside Canada.
